African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is pleased to announce the Call for the One Planet Fellowship Internship Programs targeting young European scientists. The One Planet Fellowship is a career development initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda…...

(Photo: 2010 AWARD Fellow Esther Kanduma at a sensitization workshop with women pastoralists in Baringo county, Kenya. Photo Credit: KeAWARD) As the world convenes in Egypt for COP 27 to accelerate action toward climate goals, we are pleased to announce…...

As of 2021, about 828 million people in the world are facing hunger, and reports indicate that 50 million of this face chronic hunger. While there had been promising progress in reducing global hunger and malnutrition, the COVID-19 pandemic dealt…...

One Planet Laureate Candidates, their Mentors, Research Supervisors, and European Learning Partners at the Montpellier Science Forum, France #Repost: First published on Farming First Dorine Odongo, Communications Manager, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), explores how collaboration can…...

Ms.  Deffa Wane explains the significance of hybrid seeds to rural farmers for trials during a farm visit to St. Louis, Senegal. Onions are a prominent part of Senegalese food consumption and a significant contributor to the country's economy, recorded…...

Dr. Offoro Kimombo, an Environmental Scientist and a Lecturer at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), was awarded a research grant of USD 14,000 to conduct an intensive assessment of environmental flow in the lower Rufiji River basin. The Sokoine…...

In 2015, the UN General Assembly set out the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, outlining 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a blueprint for a better and sustainable future. At the heart of achieving these SDGs is the vital role…...

As we commemorate this year's International Women's Day, whose theme is 'Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,' we highlight the need to consider the gendered impacts of climate change. While climate change is global, it affects women and men…...